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DerekR Moderator
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 3013 Location: Hawick, Scotland
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:54 pm Post subject: Corporal Thomas Wear, Seaforth Highlanders |
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Corporal Thomas Wear, Seaforth Highlanders is listed in "Hawick & The War" as being killed in the Great War.
The only information provided is that he was a son of Francis Wear, builder, Bradford.
He is not listed on the Hawick Roll of Honour.
There are no matches on SNWM.
Nor on CWGC.
Only 1 MIC listed to a Thomas Weir.
Any ideas? _________________
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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I found this Thomas Weir on the Shilbottle ROH online
41420 Private Thomas Weir, 7th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, killed in action 8th October 1918 aged 19. Son of Andrew and Elizabeth Weir, of West Lodge, Newton-on-Moor, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland. Buried Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy, Aisne France.
so that doesn't tie up at all.
There was also a Thomas Weir from Bathgate who died in 1916 following a coal mine accident.
I notice the Hawick ROH describes him as late of Hawick but with no date of death or place of burial so I wonder how the news came to add him. Something in a local paper somewhere perhaps?
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Stewartry
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 274 Location: nr Nottingham
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:40 am Post subject: |
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Yer man.... CWGC - that'll be the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada then.
Cheers,
Stuart _________________ www.sonsofgalloway.org.uk
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DelBoy
Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4858 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:23 am Post subject: |
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Ah, sneaky. A Canadian Seaforth eh? Good hunting skill there Stuart
Derek. |
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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 21200 Location: Aberdeen
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:27 am Post subject: Cpl Tom Wear CWGC entry |
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Name: WEAR, TOM
Initials: T
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Unit Text: 72nd Bn.
Age: 40
Date of Death: 02/09/1918
Service No: 1015169
Additional information: Son of Francis and Janet Wear, of Bradford, Yorks.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. C. 22.
Cemetery: WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY |
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anne park Our first ever 2000 poster
Joined: 25 Sep 2007 Posts: 21200 Location: Aberdeen
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:35 am Post subject: Detail on Canadian Attestation papers |
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There are plenty details on the papers
Name: Tom Wear
Residence: Vancouver, British Columbia
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1878
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
Relative: Francis Wear
Relationship: Father
Regiment Number: 1015169
Occ: Builder. |
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DerekR Moderator
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 3013 Location: Hawick, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:57 am Post subject: |
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Well, I'm DUMFOUNDED!!
Well done Stuart, top of the class.
Thanks to everyone, much appreciated. _________________
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